Root Words and Suffixes

A _______ is the part of the word that contains the basic meaning of the whole word and can stand alone.

• prefix

• root word

• suffix

• base word

True or False: Sometimes a root word can stand alone without a prefix or suffix.

• True

• False

What is the base word of unbelievable?

• un

• be

• believe

• able

True or False: The word relocation has a root word that cannot stand alone.

• True

• False

What is the base word in unstoppable?

• un

• stop

• able

A _____ is a word part with a specific meaning at the beginning of a root word.

• prefix

• root word

• suffix

True or False: Adding a prefix changes the meaning of a word.

• True

• False

A _____ is a word part with a specific meaning at the end of a word.

• prefix

• root word

• suffix

True or False: Suffixes change the part of speech of a word.

• True

• False

How do you split the following word up into prefix / root / suffix? (unthinkable)

• unthink / able

• un / think / able

• un / thinka / ble